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Braised Pork: Filipino Humba Recipe
by Marelie

Braised Pork: Filipino Humba

Humba is an interesting dish. This slow braised pork (could be pork belly, pork ribs or both) is cooked in a sweet glaze of sugar (panocha/palm sugar during the old days) and given depth of flavor with the addition of soy sauce, salted black beans, and star anise. Although this dish finds its local roots in the Visayas part of the Philippines just by casually perusing the ingredients listed below, it is clear that this “local” dish has origins beyond our own shores.

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Prep time: Philippines Filipino
Cook time: Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg or 500 grams pork belly cut into large cubes
  • 1/2 kg or 500 grams pork butt shoulder cut into large cubes
  • 1 whole head garlic crushed
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 pcs bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp rice wine
  • 2 pcs star anise
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 3 tbsp tausi or fermented black beans
  • 1 cup whole peanuts
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 2 cups water
  • some Fried Bananas

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine these ingredients:meat,garlic,vinegar,brown sugar,soy sauce and rice wine.Marinate for about 30 minutes.Set aside in the fridge.
  2. After 30 minutes, transfer to a sauce pan and add: water,black beans and peanuts.
  3. Cover and bring to a boil, once its boils, turn the heat to a simmering mode and add the rest of the ingredients: bay leaf,star anise,oregano,paprika and olive oil.
  4. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the sauce thickens.
  5. You can add fried bananas five minutes before turning off the heat or serve it separately.